1955 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1955 Railway Cup
Date13 March 1955 - 3 April 1955
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Munster (22nd title)
Christy Ring (captain)
Runners-up Connacht
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored21 (7 per match)
Points scored45 (15 per match)
Top scorer(s) Christy Ring (3-09)
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The 1955 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 29th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 13 March 1955 and 3 April 1955 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Munster at the semi-final stage.

On 3 April 1955, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 6-08 to 3-04 defeat of Connacht in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.[2] It was their 22nd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1953.

Munster's Christy Ring was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-09.

Results

Semi-finals

13 March 1955 Semi-final Ulster 2-04 - 5-10 Connacht Casement Park, Belfast
Bob Elliott 1-0, Brendan Elliott 1-0, McDonald 0-3, O'Neill 0-1. M Elwood 1-1, P Duggan 1-0, B Duffy 1-0, P Manton 1-0, T Boyle 1-0, P O'Donoghue 0-2, P Fahy 0-2, P Egan 0-2, T Glynn 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1. Referee: C McLoughlin (Dublin)
17 March 1955 Semi-final Leinster 2-09 - 3-10 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
Allen 1-1, Morrissey 1-1, S Clohessy 0-3, Maher 0-2, T Flood 0-1, Walsh 0-1. C Ring 1-5, J Smyth 1-1, J Hartnett 1-0, D Dillon 0-2, WJ Daly 0-1, P Stakelum 0-1. Attendance: 40,826
Referee: R Stakelum (Tipperary)

Final

3 April 1955 Final Connacht 3-04 - 6-08 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
E Monaghan 1-1, J Fives 1-0, T Glynn 1-0, J Salmon 0-1, P Duggan 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1. C Ring 2-4, WJ Daly 2-1, J Hartnett 1-0, J Greene 1-0, D Dillon 0-2, S Power 0-1. Attendance: 11,799
Referee: C McLoughlin (Dublin)

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Christy Ring Munster 3-09 18 2 9.00
2 Willie John Daly Munster 2-02 8 2 4.00
3 Josie Hartnett Munster 2-00 6 2 3.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Christy Ring Munster 2-04 10 Connacht
2 Christy Ring Munster 1-05 8 Ulster
3 Willie John Daly Munster 2-01 7 Connacht

Sources

  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

  1. ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Munster Railway Cup-winning teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 December 2018.